Gilbert High School is a public high school located in Gilbert, Arizona, United States. It is part of Gilbert Public Schools. The mascot is the Tiger. The school was Gilbert's first high school, opening in 1918. Gilbert High School's former building from the 1960s was converted into Mesquite Junior High School; its site previous to that is now the district administration building. It has been in its current building since 1987.
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Notable alumni
- Alan Gordon, soccer player
- D. J. Peterson, baseball player
- Dustin Peterson, baseball player
- Dennis Sarfate, baseball player
- Rick Woolstenhulme Jr., drummer for the alt-rock band Lifehouse
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In popular media
Student Navey Baker was featured in the October 4, 2013 episode of NPR show This American Life for her role as the Gilbert High Tiger mascot. She was also featured on the second season of the Hulu original documentary series, Behind the Mask.
Gilbert High School senior Samantha LaMay made the transformation from lacrosse-playing tomboy to stylish girly girl on the season premiere of MTV's "Made" in 2005.
Sports and extracurricular activities
Gilbert High School has always been well known for sports and extracurricular activities such as football, soccer, and performing arts. The football team has been in a 32-year state championship drought, last winning in 1985. But just recently the boys soccer team won the 2017 Arizona championship and finished 6th in the nation. Other sports teams make the playoffs quite often and have winning records. The band program is one of the top programs in the state, having their marching band, the Gilbert Tiger Pride, finish top 10 the past 6 years in Arizona and just recently fourth place during the 2016 season. Another program apart of the band would be the Gilbert Indoor Percussion and the Gilbert Black Guard. These are exceptional programs, both finishing 2nd in Arizona during the 2017 season. Also during the 2018 season both guard and drumline made it to finals for the western regional competition in California and placed 1st in the state of Arizona at WGAZ championships. The indoor percussion has got first place in Arizona recently in 2014 and 2016, along with a 4th-place finish at the WGI World Championships in 2014.
References
External links
- High School website
- Gilbert Band Program
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